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Ei mănâncă cinci mere.

Ei mănâncă cinci mere.
They eat five apples.
From Lesson 33:Numbers 1 to 10·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Ei mănâncă cinci mere.

Does the number cinci change depending on the gender of the noun?
No. In Romanian, the numbers 3 through 10 do not change their form based on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, or neuter. Only the numbers 1 and 2 have special gendered forms.
I heard that Romanian uses the word de after numbers. Why isn't it cinci de mere?
You only use the preposition de between a number and a noun when the number is 20 or higher. For numbers 1 through 19, like cinci, the number is placed directly next to the noun.
Is mănâncă the correct verb form for ei (they)? I thought it meant he or she eats.
It means both! For the verb a mânca (to eat), the forms for he/she and they are exactly the same: mănâncă. We rely on the pronoun ei to know that it means they in this specific sentence.
How do I pronounce cinci?
In Romanian, the letter combination ci sounds like the ch in the English word cheese. Because cinci has this combination twice, it is pronounced roughly like cheen-ch.

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